Archive 7.2008

MrMilo's HotKey Guide

Have you ever wondered why expert players are so fast? Milo has put together a great new hot key strategy guide that helps out all of our players, no matter what civilization you play. His guide will give you tips on creating an efficient hotkey setup that will speed up your reaction time and give you that extra boost.

Community Bannings - Point Traders

We have been removing point traders from the ladders for several seasons, making sure that they are not awarded medals and ruining the hard work of our legitimate players. After seeing that there are many repeat offenders that take part in point trading we will be enacting a harsher penalty. Players that are caught will still have their medals removed. We will also be banning players found to be point trading for at least 2 weeks and longer if you are a repeat offender.

We are also investigating reports of cheating in Death Match games. We will continue to pursue players that try and cheat our online system. If you suspect that you have been cheated in a game write in to Age3.Abuse@EnsembleStudios.com

7/21/08

AOM Server Maintenance 7/22

For real this time!

The Age of Mythology servers will be going offline for maintenance on 7/22 starting at 12 noon GMT (7:00am CST). Down time is expected to be aproximately 8 hours. This will not effect Age of Empires III.

We thank you for your patience as we work to improve your online experience.

7/21/08

IGN Previews Mythologies

E3 is going on this week in Los Angeles and the press is being shown many upcoming game titles, including Age of Empires: Mythologies, the DS AOM game. IGN has a preview posted with news on how the game is shaping up.

Also at E3 this week is Ensemble's next game, Halo Wars! Check out HaloWars.com for articles and impressions from the show.

07/16/08

AOM Server Maintenance 7/15

Update: We are delaying this maintenance session until 7/22.

The Age of Mythology servers will be going offline for maintenance on 7/15 starting at 12 noon GMT (7:00am CST). Down time is expected to be aproximately 8 hours. This will not effect Age of Empires III.

We thank you for your patience as we work to improve your online experience.

7/14/08

Milo's Russia Rush

Villagers? Bah, who needs 'em. Mr.Milo has put together a strategy article with Russia that involves a halt to villager production when you've invested in the second Age, and prepare for an all out assault! What shipments do you need? What units should you make? Head to the strategy forum for the full article, or check out Milo's VOD.